St James Cemetery
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St James's Cemetery, in Liverpool, England, began its life as a stone quarry supplying stone to the town of Liverpool. In 1825 the quarry was exahusted and the corporation was left to find a use for the site. It raised £20,000 and employed architect John Foster to design a cemetery along the lines of the Père Lachaise, Paris. St James church, built in 1775, gave its name to the hill overlooking the cemetery. This was previously know as Mount Zion, and was the first public park in Liverpool.
The Cemetery was closed in 1936 after 57,774 burials and is now St James Mount and Gardens.
St. James Mount and Gardens Liverpool, England is a park situated to the east of Liverpool Cathedral, it takes its name from Saint James. It is situated in what was originally a quarry and from 1829 to July 1936 the cemetery of St James church, designed by John Foster, it finally had 57,774 residents. The cemetery fell into disrepair before being converted to a public garden in 1972.
Access to the gardsens is via a tunnel adjacent to the north end of the Cathedral or via a ramp between the south end and Upper Parliament street, there is no access from Hope Street. The mount now contains the cathedral, the original lodge for the garden still stands on Parliament street. The memorial to William Huskisson and various tunnels and ramps are Grade II listed buildings.
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